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Blum, Carpenter Talk Bringing ‘Halloween’ Back to Life

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 18, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Horrormeister Jason Blum considers himself among the legion of fans of John Carpenter’s original “Halloween,” and perhaps an even bigger admirer of the venerable filmmaker himself. So, when the idea of making another “Halloween” movie began to take sh [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Talking the Legacy of ‘Halloween’ with Jamie Lee Curtis

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 15, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jamie Lee Curtis is sitting on the front porch of a Universal Studios backlot house reminiscing about shooting a climactic scene in “Halloween.” Not the classic thriller in which she made her feature film debut 40 years ago but an all-new sequel (with [...]

It’s a Family Affair for Gosling, Foy in ‘First Man’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 10, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful manned mission to the moon. For those who were around to witness that remarkable feat—American astronaut Cmdr. Neil Armstrong stepping off the lunar module and uttering the memorable if slig [...]

Stellar Cast Checks in to Drew Goddard’s Mystery Thriller

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 6, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Think of “Bad Times at the El Royale” as a more sinister “Clue” set in the remote mountain resort Lake Tahoe. Seven strangers arrive at a rundown hotel. Each of them comes with a dark past. The hotel itself harbors its own secrets. Over the course of [...]

Rupert Everett Takes a Walk on the Wilde side in ‘Happy Prince’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 4, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Rupert Everett’s fascination with lauded 19th century poet and playwright Oscar Wilde began at a young age. The British actor remembers his mother reading to him Wilde’s “The Happy Prince,” and the story of love and suffering stuck with him ever [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Explores the Not-So-Funny Side of Stand Up Comedy

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 27, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays a stand up comedian in the film “All About Nina.” But there’s more drama than laughs in her portrayal of a young woman with some troubling issues when it comes to men and relationships. After leaving her abusive, married [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker’s Musical ‘Smallfoot’ Delivers Modern Message

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 27, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— “Smallfoot” is an entertaining family-friendly animated feature about mountaintop-dwelling Yetis and valley-based humans getting to know each other for the first time, enhanced by a half-dozen toe-tapping original songs. The Warner Bros. Animation (W [...]

‘Hell Fest’ Arrives in Theaters, Theme Parks

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 25, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features VALENCIA, Calif.—On a balmy Southern California night, we’re invited to Six Flags Magic Mountain to join the filmmakers and cast of the upcoming horror flick “Hell Fest” to talk about the film, set in a theme park that provides the perfect cover for a psychopat [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Dee Wallace Revisits the Sci-Fi Realm in ‘Beyond the Sky’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 19, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dee Wallace famously played Elliott’s mom, Mary, in Steven Spielberg’s Academy award-winning “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” The blond, blue-eyed actress subsequently has gone on to star in dozens of films over the subsequent four decades, many of them [...]

After 30 Years, Lots of ‘Love’ Remains for Comedienne Gilda Radner

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 19, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Nearly 30 years after her life was cut short by cancer, Emmy winning comedienne Gilda Radner continues to inspire and entertain audiences and generations of comics. A rich kid from Detroit, Radner always had a sense of humor and was in the freshman cl [...]